Title GOV — California Gov. Code

No local agency shall deny a permit to repair an underground steel storage tank containing a motor vehicle fuel product not under pressure which has developed a leak due to corrosion of the interior of the tank solely on the basis that the tank is to be repaired by an interior-co…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 51037, the City and County of San Francisco may adopt an ordinance requiring a permit for the sale, on public property, including public streets or sidewalks, of merchandise that the City and County of San Francisco has determined is a common target of…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing body of a district may adopt or the residents of a district may propose, by initiative, a proposal to limit or repeal a limit on the number of terms a member of the governing body of the district may serve on the gover…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meaning: (1) “Charge” means any fee or other impost, including, but not limited to, a financial requirement to pay a percentage of any revenues received for an organized activity held on, or involving the us…

(a) For the purposes of this section, “local agency” means any local agency which awards direct service contracts to nonprofit organizations including, but not limited to, any city, county, or city and county, special district, housing authority, school district, community colleg…

(a) “Local public entity,” as used in this section, means any city or county, whether general law or chartered, district, public authority, public agency, or public corporation but does not include any entity of the state. (b) If a local public entity requires any person, on or a…

(a) No city, county, city and county, or special district, including, but not limited to, a community services district, recreation and park district, regional park district, regional park and open-space district, regional open-space park district, or resort improvement district,…

(a) No city or county may require an applicant for a building or encroachment permit to file a certificate of insurance evidencing coverage for bodily injury or property damage liability as a condition to the issuance of either, or both, of those permits, unless the city or count…

(a) By July 1, 1991, local agencies shall refund any sewer service fees collected for which no services were delivered. (b) Any sewer service fees collected by a local agency from any person for which no service has been provided shall be refunded in accordance with subdivisions …

Subject to all applicable constitutional restrictions, a county, a city, or a special district that provides, or intends to provide, water or wastewater treatment facilities or services may borrow money and incur indebtedness pursuant to Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11676…

A local agency may serve as an administrator for the purposes of Section 116686 of the Health and Safety Code.

(a) On and after January 1, 2014, each local agency shall, before approving any economic development subsidy within its jurisdiction, provide all of the following information in written form available to the public, and through its Internet Web site, if applicable: (1) The name a…

(a) On and after January 1, 2020, each local agency shall, before approving any economic development subsidy for a warehouse distribution center within its jurisdiction, and instead of complying with Section 53083, provide all of the following information in written form availabl…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, a local agency shall not provide any form of financial assistance to a vehicle dealer or big box retailer, or a business entity that sells or leases land to a vehicle dealer or big box retailer, that is relocating from the ter…

(a) On or after January 1, 2016, a local agency shall not enter into any form of agreement that would result, directly or indirectly, in the payment, transfer, diversion, or rebate of any tax revenue resulting from the imposition of a sales and use tax under the Bradley-Burns Uni…

A local agency, as defined in Section 54951, may require an applicant for economic development loans, grants, or similar financial assistance to sign a statement under penalty of perjury that he or she has not been convicted of a felony.

(a) Any private person or private company which advertises that it provides information or services regarding the sale or purchase of public property of any kind shall prominently indicate in the advertisement and any other presentation that the person or company is not a governm…

(a) In the case of a special tax levied by a local agency on a per parcel basis, both of the following conditions shall apply: (1) A parcel created by a subdivision map approved in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act (Division 2 (commencing with Section 66410) of Title 7) sha…

A loan or expenditure of funds by a local public entity, including a charter city, to upgrade or improve privately owned property for purposes of seismic safety or retrofitting, where the provision of funds creates or can create a lien on the property, shall not, when combined wi…

(a) (1) A city, county, or city and county auditor or controller who is elected to office may maintain a whistleblower hotline to receive calls from persons who have information regarding fraud, waste, or abuse or improper governmental activity. (2) A city, county, or city and co…

(a) A city, including a charter city, county, or city and county, shall not enact any ordinance or regulation, or enforce any existing ordinance or regulation, that prohibits the installation of drought-tolerant landscaping using living plant material on residential property. (b)…

(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), beginning on January 1, 2020, every independent special district, as defined in Section 56044, shall maintain an internet website. (2) The internet website required by paragraph (1) shall conform to any other provisions of law applic…

(a) (1) A local agency, as defined in Section 7920.510, may, at the request of the governing board of a California Community College district, enter into a memorandum of understanding that would allow the agency and the district to share electronically collected personal informat…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Video Customer Service Act.

(a) “Video provider” means any person, company, or service which provides one or more channels of video programming to a residence, including a home, condominium, or apartment where some fee is paid, whether directly or as included in dues or rental charges, for that service, whe…

(a) Every video provider shall render reasonably efficient service, make repairs promptly, and interrupt service only as necessary. (b) All video provider personnel contacting subscribers or potential subscribers outside the office of the provider shall be clearly identified as a…

The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: (a) It is a common practice in the sale or lease of cable television services for a fee to be imposed upon a consumer’s failure to make full and timely payment of periodic charges for those services. (b) It is desirable to est…

Notwithstanding Section 53088.2, a fee may not be imposed upon consumers for any delinquent payment for sale of cable television services unless all of the following apply: (a) For all contracts entered into on or after January 1, 1997, at or before the time the consumer enters i…

Notwithstanding Section 53088.2, a delinquency fee charged in a cable television transaction which is not in excess of four dollars and seventy-five cents ($4.75) and which is imposed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 53088.6 shall be valid. The delinquency f…

This article shall apply to the sale or lease of cable television services on or after January 1, 1997. This article shall not apply to late fee practices reflected in cable television service contracts that are specified in or subject to a court order or judgment entered on or b…

As used in this article: (a) “Local agency” means an agency of the state for the local performance of governmental or proprietary function within limited boundaries. “Local agency” does not include the state, a city, a county, a rapid transit district, or a rail transit district …

(a) Each local agency shall comply with all applicable building ordinances and zoning ordinances of the county or city in which the territory of the local agency is situated. (b) On projects for which state school building aid is requested by a local agency for construction of sc…

The State Director of Public Works, upon recommendation of the Division of Architecture, may delegate to any county or city all or part of the powers and duties of the Division of Architecture relating to the inspection of construction of school buildings of school districts with…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, this article does not require a school district to comply with the zoning ordinances of a county or city unless the zoning ordinance makes provision for the location of public schools and unless the city or county has adopt…

The provisions of this article shall prevail over Sections 17215 and 81035 of the Education Code and over Section 65402 of the Government Code.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the governing board of a local agency, by vote of four-fifths of its members, may render a city or county zoning ordinance inapplicable to a proposed use of property if the local agency at a noticed public hearing determine…

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, the governing board of a school district shall comply with any city or county ordinance (1) regulating drainage improvements and conditions, (2) regulating road improvements and conditions, or (3) requiring the review and appr…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, no school district may render a city or county ordinance inapplicable to a charter school facility pursuant to this article, unless the facility is physically located within the geographical jurisdiction of that school district…

A county or city may inspect school buildings, as defined in Section 39141 of the Education Code, pursuant to guidelines adopted pursuant to Section 16500 of the Health and Safety Code or pursuant to any local ordinance regulating substandard conditions in buildings used for huma…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, review, certification, and approval of any and all provisions of the San Francisco Bay Regional Environmental Management Plan, and any subsequent revision or amendments thereto by the Association of Bay Area Governments, shall be subjec…

After adoption or the annual revision of the Environmental Management Plan by the General Assembly of the Association of Bay Area Governments, any state agency that is required, pursuant to federal law, to review, certify, approve, or otherwise act upon such plan shall transmit s…

(a) In the event that an appropriate state agency finds that the Environmental Management Plan, or portion thereof, does not satisfy an applicable environmental protection standard required by federal law, or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, the state agency shall return such…

(a) This article shall be known and may be cited as the Warren-911-Emergency Assistance Act. (b) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is in the public interest to shorten the time required for a citizen to request and receive emergency aid. There currently exist thou…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The provision of fire protection services, rescue services, emergency medical services, hazardous material response services, ambulance services, and other services related to the protection of lives and property is a m…

“Public agency,” as used in this article, means the state, and any city, county, city and county, municipal corporation, public district, or public authority located in whole or in part within this state which provides or has authority to provide firefighting, police, ambulance, …

“Public safety agency,” as used in this article, means a functional division of a public agency which provides firefighting, police, medical, or other emergency services.

“Direct dispatch method,” as used in this article, means a telephone service providing for the dispatch of an appropriate emergency service unit upon receipt of a telephone request for such services and a decision as to the proper action to be taken.

“Relay method,” as used in this article, means a telephone service whereby pertinent information is noted by the recipient of a telephone request for emergency services, and is relayed to appropriate public safety agencies or other providers of emergency services for dispatch of …

“Transfer method,” as used in this article, means a telephone service which receives telephone requests for emergency services and directly transfers such requests to an appropriate public safety agency or other provider of emergency services.

“Referral method,” as used in this article, means a telephone service which, upon the receipt of a telephone request for emergency services, provides the requesting party with the telephone number of the appropriate public safety agency or other provider of emergency services. Th…